NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team came from down nine runs to defeat Penn 16-14 in a wild, high-scoring game on Saturday at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. The Bulldogs fell behind 14-5 and scored the final 11 runs of the game, including a two-run squeeze play in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead for good.
The Bulldogs improved to 11-8 overall with a 2-2 mark in Ivy League play. Penn dropped to 7-12 overall. Yale handed the Quakers their first conference loss this season. Penn has a 3-1 record in Ivy League games.
Key Performers
• Owen Turner dropped down a bunt on a squeeze play with two strikes in the eighth inning. Both the tying and go-ahead runs scored, giving Yale the victory.
• Garrett Larsen went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
• Chris DiPrima collected four hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Scoring Summary
• B1 | The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first. Following a single and a stolen base from Garrett Larsen, Chris DiPrima drove him in with a single of his own. Yale added a second run on a misplayed pop-up by the Penn defense. 2-0 YALE
• T2 | Penn answered with five runs in the second. The Quakers tallied four hits in the inning. 5-2 PENN
• T3 | Ryan Taylor hit a bases-clearing double to extend the Quakers' lead. 8-2 PENN
• B3 | Yale tacked on two runs in the third. Jack Dauer doubled home Larsen, and DiPrima added his second RBI of the game with a single up the middle, scoring Dauer. 8-4 PENN
• T4 | Penn added two more runs on a wild pitch and a sac bunt. 10-4 PENN
• B4 | Owen Turner reached on a bunt single, scoring Colin Sloan. 10-5 PENN
• T5 | The Quakers tallied three runs courtesy of doubles by Gavin Degnan and Nick Guacione. 13-5 PENN
• T6 | Nick Spaventa hit a sac fly to drive in another Penn run. 14-5 PENN
• B6 | Larsen recorded a two-RBI single to cut into the Quakers' lead. 14-7 PENN
• B7 | The Bulldogs put up five runs in the seventh. Sloan, Jackson Hays, Kaiden Dossa and Larsen all drove in runs. 14-12 PENN
• B8 | Yale completed the comeback with four runs in the eighth. Sloan drove in DiPrima to get within one run. The Bulldogs pulled off a suicide squeeze in which the tying and go-ahead runs scored on the play. Hays reached base and ended up stealing home to give Yale a two-run cushion and the victory. 16-14 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale has won four straight against Penn.
• The Bulldogs have reached double-digit run totals in six games this season.
• Every Bulldogs player reached base.
• Sloan, DiPrima, Larsen and Turner all recorded multi-hit games. All four drove in multiple runs to lead the Bulldogs' offense.
• Dossa tripled in the seventh. He leads the team with 11 extra-base hits.
• Bryce Miller extended his on-base streak to 16 games.
• Tate Evans earned the win on the mound for the Bulldogs. Evans entered the game in the eighth with one out and got the final five outs, striking out three Quakers. Evans earned his third victory this season.
• Jack Ohman started the game, allowing eight runs over 2.2 innings. Ohman was relieved by Ethan Lewis, Brett Faccio and Evans.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play Penn in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 29 at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 12 p.m.
